Adam Yates tests positive for COVID-19 two weeks before Tour de France

Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers)
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Ineos Grenadiers' Tour de France leader Adam Yates has tested positive for COVID-19 and has pulled out of the Tour de Suisse. 

In a statement, the team indicated that the British rider was suffering mild symptoms and returned a positive lateral flow test on Thursday morning.

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